The Witcher 3: Wild Huntgets a new trailer showing off all the new features coming to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game.The Witcher 3launched to critical acclaim in 2015, and many players consider it to be one of the best open-world games of the previous generation.
CD Projekt Red had announced thatThe Witcher 3will get a free next-generation upgrade for owners of the base game. This version was delayed a few times, but the developer recently confirmed thatThe Witcher 3will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/Son December 14. It has now released a new trailer that highlights some key features of this next-gen upgrade.
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The video almost works like a story trailer for the game, as it introduces various plot threads fromThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntand its expansions. This is followed by small glimpses of footage from Geralt’s adventures, before highlighting the key upgrades present in this version. The trailer confirms thatThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntwill have support for a 60 FPS mode, ray-tracing features, and 4K textures as well as models on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
The next-gen version ofThe Witcher 3comes with a photo mode and support for cloud saves. It also mentions that the gameplay will see improvements, although the details of the enhancements are not shared in the trailer. The video mainly focuses on thestory of Geralt and Ciri, and the various characters they meet in the game.
The upgraded version ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntlooks beautiful, but a side-by-side comparison would probably do a better job of highlighting the differences. It looks likeThe Witcher 3will come with two modes, offering gamers a choice between 4K visuals and 60 FPS gameplay.The Witcher 3on PS4 and Xbox Onealso suffered from extremely long loading times, so fans can expect to see improvements in this area due to the SSDs present in PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Apart from this next-generation upgrade forThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Project Red has announced that more games in theWitcherseries are currently in development. This list includes the next major saga in the series as well as a fullremake ofThe Witcher. The developer has also confirmed that both the nextWitchergame and the remake of the original will run on Unreal Engine 5.
The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions launching on December 14.
